Here in the U.S., we eat what tastes good. School kids going through the school lunch line make food choices based on if the food tastes good or not. Even adults will choose fast food over more nutritious home cooked meals occasionally based on taste. Who wouldn’t want cake or candy over vegetables?
The Chinese view food very differently from those in the U.S. They know that food can have a beneficial healing affect on their bodies by strengthening the immune system and healing illnesses.
Individuals in the U.S. can learn about the concept of using herbs in their diet to benefit their health by reading Chinese Herbal Secrets by Stefan Chmelik. This book explains the principals of some of the more common herbs.
Chinese medicine uses herbs that most Americans would find familiar such as the following:
Sesame seeds are used in salads, as a garnish on green vegetables or on toast with black currant jam.
Walnuts in salad or used in baking can aid those with low energy, lumbar pain or weak knees.
Women’s ginseng (Dang Gui) can be added to soup for those females who suffer from poor sleep, general weakness, fainting, dizziness or tiredness. In Chinese medicine these symptoms are referred to as: deficiency of Blood and often seen in young women who are vegetarian in their dietary choices.
The Chinese call cooking with herbs, “Kitchen Medicine” and many mothers and grandmothers have been caring for the health of their family members for centuries from their kitchens.
Soups and stews are common ways of preparing Chinese herbs for medicinal purposes. These foods (meats, vegetables and Chinese “tonic” herbs) were used to increase Qi, build up the blood, moisten the Yin, warm the Yang, and in general improve the organ functions.
Not only are soups and stews used to promote good health, they are also used to help the body to recover from surgery, childbirth, illness or trauma.
Chinese women also use another way to prepare herbs in food called, Congee. This food item is served at breakfast and is a mixture of herbs and rice.
An example of a favorite soup is:
Chicken soup with the following herbs: astragalus, ginseng, cordyceps, and dates. The herbs used are Astragalus Root, Chinese Red Ginseng Root, American Ginseng Root, Cordyceps fungus, Dioscorea Yan Root, aged Tangerine Peel, Chinese Red Date, either Indian Green Cardomon pods or the Chinese Cardomon and Poria Fungus.
This soup contains the following food and other items:
Cold-pressed sesame oil
Fresh ginger root
A brown onion
Chopped vegetables (variety usually carrots, turnips, daikon)
Skinless hormone-free (very important) chicken
Dark miso paste
White pepper
There are many Websites with recipes and instructions on how to cook soups and stews.
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The evidence that Chinese tea helps prevent cancer is overwhelming. Since the 1990s, hundreds of studies have been performed showing that tea can inhibit the formation of tumors, and slow the growth of those already formed.
Here are just a few examples of what cancer-related studies have shown:
Chinese tea and breast cancer: Scientists have long noted that breast cancer is much less common in countries where green tea is regularly consumed. One Japanese study found a decreased risk of recurrence for early-stage cancer patients who drank three or more cups of green tea. This suggests at least the possibility that regular green tea consumption may help prevent recurrence of breast cancer in early-stage cases. A Chinese study found that women who consumed at least 26 ounces of green tea leaves each year had a 39-percent reduced risk of breast cancer compared to nondrinkers. Twenty-six ounces of dried leaves per year equates to only 300 cups of green tea over the course of a year, which equalsless
than one cup per day.
Chinese tea and lung cancer: A study published in 2003 found that smokers who drank four cups of decaffeinated green tea per day demonstrated a 31- percent decrease in biomarkers of oxidative DNA damage in white blood cells as compared to those who drank four cups of water. Oxidative DNA damage is implicated in the development of various forms of cancer. A study published in 2007 in the Journal of Inflammation found that black tea had a positive preventive effect. In this study, guinea pigs were subjected to cigarette smoke exposure and then given water or black tea to drink. The cigarette smoke, needless to say, caused damage to the guinea pigs’ lungs, which was prevented when they were given black tea infusions to drink instead of water.
Chinese tea and prostate cancer: Other than skin cancer, prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting men. More than 230,000 American men are diagnosed with this disease each year, according to the American Cancer Society. A study published in the December 1, 2004 issue of Cancer Research showed that the polyphenols present in green tea help prevent the spread of prostate cancer by targeting molecular pathways that shut down the proliferation and spread of tumor cells, as well as inhibitingthe growth of tumor-nurturing blood vessels.
Oolong tea
A good Oolong is both refreshing and delicious; the Oolong spectrum has a range of aromas and tastes quite distinct from anything you get with green or black tea – from the delicate, nearly-green Pouchong through rich and subtle mid-range Oolongs like Ti Kuan Yin and on to teas which border on black.
It’s hard to get reliable figures on caffeine content, but it’s probably not far wrong to say that the average cup of Oolong tea, correctly brewed, has around half as much caffeine as a cup of black tea, and about half again as much as a cup of green tea. The difference comes mainly from the brewing temperature, not the makeup of the tea itself.
Although they combine features of black and green teas, their flavour has little in common with either. Unless over-brewed, most Oolongs show almost no trace of bitterness, and generally have a stronger aroma than almost any green or black tea.
Like other tea, Oolong tea is rich in antioxidants called polyphenols. These help prevent cancer, keep the heart healthy and aid general well-being.
In spite of all this, until recently it has been terribly difficult to find Oolong tea almost anywhere in Britain outside of Chinatown, the occasional oriental grocers, and a small number of specialist tea houses. This is now slowly changing.
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